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Event Report – Webinar on Strengthening State Responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

 

 

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ABOUT THE EVENT

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) organised a webinar on “Strengthening State Responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) – U.S. and Indian Perspectives” as a launchpad for our project done in collaboration with the United States Consulate General (USCG), Chennai, “Strengthening Institutions Combating Gender-Based Violence in India.”

GBV, an age-old challenge, is a pervasive problem with extensive social, economic, and psychological implications in the world today. The existing mechanisms to combat GBV are reactionary, with priority towards post-violence redressal. However, a shift is being developed towards approaches for preventive mechanisms for dealing with GBV.

This webinar discussed GBV issues through the lens of India as well as the U.S., using a survivor-centered approach of providing community and institutional collaboration toward developing actionable interventions in this fight against GBV.

 

SPEAKERS

Shamita Das Dasgupta, PhD (Co-Founder of Manavi, Academic, Author, Lecturer)

Adv Flavia Agnes (Co-Founder of MAJLIS, Legal Scholar, Women’s Rights Lawyer)

Nandita Baruah (Country Representative for India at The Asia Foundation, formerly in CIDA, UNWomen and USAID)

 

MODERATOR

Anu Maria Francis (Senior Associate, Research and Project Management, CPPR)

 

HOST

Eliza Jo Varghese (Research Assistant, CPPR)

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Establishing government institutions to educate victims about navigating the legal system is critical.
    • Structural flaws, oversight issues, and barriers like financial dependency, language, and immigration status prevent many women from reporting abuse.
    • Collaboration between NGOs, CBOs, civil society, and government institutions is vital for combating GBV, and reliance solely on non-state actors is inadequate.
    • Broader societal and institutional understanding, clear guidelines, and recurrent, quality training for authorities are essential for handling diverse forms of GBV for effective intervention.
    • The evolving U.S. legal framework offers valuable lessons in creating survivor-focused laws and practices.
 

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